Friday, December 14, 2012

Random Acts of Kindness

Happy Holidays

The holiday season has begun and
regardless of which holiday you celebrate, I hope that you will join me in
perpetuating acts of kindness.

When
the night is the darkest, it is great to encounter moments of light. This
month, I, like many others, have pledged to engage in Random Acts of Kindness (RAC).
This is not just because it is the holiday season, but also because it is
something to increases our humanity. These acts are not necessarily financial; our
existence is not only in regards to our physical state, but also our emotional
and psychological health. That being said, a smile, a small chat, or even a
little courtesy can give someone the strength to keep going during these
stressful times.

It used to be that we engaged with each other
with courtesy and kindness, but the darker and colder it gets, the more you’ll
find people hurrying and not necessarily seeing the individuals around them
that need a smile.

And though, whatever they are going
through is no excuse for rudeness, their actions do not need to cause your
explosive reaction. Instead, engage with them in kindness, seeing them for the
people that they are. It is when we
truly see behind all the garbs and glimmer and, notice the people behind the sparkles,
that we come to understand what it means to be human and a part of this global
community.

The saying goes that we all live in
glass houses. You never know what that person in front of you in line is experiencing
or even about the tumultuous day the driver that just cut you off had. You don’t
know their stories and they don’t know yours.